Up to now, the 1973 Senate Watergate hearings have been rightly invoked as the gold standard for congressional investigations. But despite the historical prominence those hearings have gained as the ...

Fifty years ago, on Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon told a national television audience that he would resign the following day. Nixon’s announcement, while historic, was not unexpected.

Fifty years from now, when Americans look back on the riotous break-in at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will it have as much impact as memories of... The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 8—The Watergate scandal that began 50 summers ago crushed many a Republican. It also helped do in one Democrat, a local no ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Sens. Howard Baker and Sam Ervin raise their hands to vote during a Senate Watergate ...